France said Friday it had "never"
been warned of the offensive that eastern Libyan strongman
General Khalifa Haftar launched on the UN-backed government in
Tripoli.
"Like our partners, we are speaking to all the sides in
conflict in Libya, with the goal of obtaining a ceasefire," a
foreign ministry spokesman said.
"We were never warned of an offensive on Tripoli, which we
condemned from its start," he said.
Premier Giuseppe Conte called a 'summit' on Libya Friday
afternoon with Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and
Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta.
Trenta voiced solidarity with the Italian military contingent
in Libya, which she said was made up of "around 400 units".
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